Rotatable holder for ice cards



A. M; LA BRANT ROTATABLE HOLDER FOR ICE- CARDS March 16, 1948.

Filed Jan. 14, 1946 WW Em Patented Mar. 16, 1948 UNHT ED STAT ES PATENT Q'F F 1 CE;

2,437,826 ROTATABLE HOLDER FOR ICE CARDS: Alvin M. LaB'rant, San Diego, Calif. Application-January 14, 1946, Serial No. 641,626

6 Claims. (01. 40-70) This invention relates" tonovel. andluseiul improvements and structural'refinem'ents in holders and applies particularly to a holder which may be conveniently and effectively used in homes, places of businessand; the like, for holding and displaying ice cards, so as to denote the quantity of ice which is required.

The principal object of the "invention is to provide a device of the character? herein described in which the card is firmly but rotatably positioned in the holder in order that it may bead justed to indicatevarlous' quantities of ice.

Another object of the invention is to provide a holder in which the card is securely positioned so that it cannot be blown away or otherwise become lost.

An additional object of the invention is to provide a holder which is of simple construction, pleasing appearance, and which will not easily become damaged.

With the above more important objects in view and such other objects as may become apparent as this specification proceeds, the invention consists essentially of the construction and arrangement of parts as shown in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the invention,

Figure 2 is a cross sectional view thereof, taken in the plane of the line 2-2 in Figure 1, and

Figure 3 is a fragmentary, front elevational detail illustrating the manner in which the card may be rotated.

Like characters of references are used to designate like parts in the specification and throughout the several views.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings detail, the invention consists of an elongated, vertically disposed base plate I, provided in the upper end thereof with an aperture 2, whereby it may be suspended by means of a suitable belt (not shown).

Secured in the lower end of the base plate l by means of a nut 3 is a pivot bolt 4 On which freely rotatable, a cross shaped support designated by the general reference numeral 5. The outer end of each of the arms 5 of the support is formed with an apex I, on which is positinned a triangular pocket 8.

These pockets are adapted to removably receive the corners of an ice card 9, the latter assuming the conventional, four-sided form inscribed in each of its corners with a numeral to designate the number of pounds of ice required.

A longitudinally slidable tongue is provided adjacent the upper end thereof with an elongated 2 slot. H, and a pair of bolts I? are positioned in this slot; in order to slidably secure the tongue to the upper end of the, face plate. I.

Provided in the lower'end'of the tongue iii is an inverted, V-shap'ed' notch 13 which is complementary to and releasably engageable with the apex it"of any one of the'pockets 8.

An indicator i5 is secured to the tongue iii by means of a plurality of bolts 16, the indicator pointing *to the numeralsinscribed on the card 9, as, is best illustrated in the accompanying Figures 1 and 3;

When the invention is placed in operation, the corners of the card 9 are inserted into the pockets 8 in the manner already described, and the indicator l5 will point to the numeral designating the quantity of ice required.

The various numerals on brought into alignment with the pointer by pushing the tongue l0 upwardly as indicated in the accompanying Figure 3, so that the notch is will clear the apices I l and permit unrestricted rotation of the support 5.

When the required numeral has been brought in alignment with the pointer, the tongue I0 is released and the notch 13 will again engage the immediately adjacent apex M and thereby retain the support 5 and the associated card 9 in the desired position.

When the card 9 becomes soiled or otherwise mutilated, it may be easily and conveniently removed from the holder by withdrawing its corners from the pockets 8. The card may be inscribed with a further group of numerals on the reverse side thereof, so that by simply reversing the card in the holder, the range of numerals is appreciably extended.

While in theioregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that minor changes in the details of construction and cornbination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A holder for ice cards comprising, in combination, a base, a pivot on said base, a support rotatable on said pivot, a plurality of arms on said support, means for removably securing said card to said arms, an indicator pointing to a number inscribed on said card, and slidable means on said base for releasably engaging said arms.

2. In association with a multi-edge ice card having a number inscribed in each corner the card may be thereof, a holder comprising, in combination, a base, a pivot bolt secured in said base, a support rotatable on said bolt, a plurality of arms integral with and extending radially from said support, means at the outer end of each of said arms for retaining one of said corners of said card, an indicator pointing to one of said numbers, and slidable means on said base for releasably engaging the end of any one of said arms.

3. The device as defined in claim 2, in which said slidable means comprises, in combination, a tongue formed with an elongated slot adjacent one end thereof, the remaining end of said tongue engaging said arms, and a plurality of bolts in said slot for slidably mounting said tongue on said base.

4. In association with a multi-edge ice card having a number inscribed in each corner thereof, a holder comprising, in combination, an elongated, vertically disposed base, a pivot bolt adjacent the lower end of said base, a support rotatable on said bolt, a plurality of arms integral with and extending radially from said support, an apex formed at the outer end of each of said arms, a slidable tongue on said base, a recessed notch in one end of said tongue, said notch being complementary to said apices and releasably engageable therewith, means for removably securing said card to said support, and an indicator on said tongue pointing to one of the numbers on said card.

5. The device as defined in claim 4, in which said means comprises, in combination, a triangular pocket at the end of each of said arms, each of said pockets engaging one of said comers or said cards.

6. In association with a square ice card having a number inscribed in each corner thereof, a holder comprising, in combination, an elongated, vertically disposed base plate, a pivot bolt adjacent the lower end of said plate, a cross-shaped support rotatable on said bolt, an apex formed at the outer end of each of the arms of said support, a triangular pocket at each of said outer ends of said arms, each of said corners of said card being removably receivable in one of said pockets, a longitudinally slidable tongue formed with an elongated slot adjacent the upper end thereof, an inverted, V-shaped notch in the lower end of said tongue, said notch being complemental to and releasably engageable with the apex of any one of said pockets, and an indicator secured to said tongue and pointing to one of the numbers on said card.

ALVIN M. LA BRANT.

REFERENCES CITED NITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Page Nov. 11, 1924 Number 

